Prepping · Recipes

Prepping Meals: Jerky & Vegetable Noodle Bowl

This isn't an everyday meal - but it is great for prepping meals. Ramen is pretty low class. It’s also pretty nutritionally dismal. It is however comfort food that is easy to prep. When you use ramen, see it as the carb, and add in goodies to make it a worthy meal. This noodle bowl… Continue reading Prepping Meals: Jerky & Vegetable Noodle Bowl

Prepping · Recipes

Prepper’s Fried Rice

I make a lot of recipes for hiking meals and they work perfectly for stashing in the prepping pantry for easy meals. This can use fresh or dried eggs, making it long term storage. Prepper's Fried Rice Ingredients: 1 cup dried vegetables 1 tsp granulated garlic ½ tsp brown sugar ½ tsp ground ginger 1 cup… Continue reading Prepper’s Fried Rice

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Powering CPAP Machines In Power Outages

I don't shy from talking about using a CPAP machine. I was noticing over a few years that my sleep wasn't very good anymore, and that I was waking up out of intense nightmares where I felt as if I was choking, my heart racing in fear. Suffice to say a simple sleep study confirmed… Continue reading Powering CPAP Machines In Power Outages

Homesteading · Prepping · Preserving

The Forgotten Area of Prepping: Mason Jar Lids

A few years back I was patting myself on the back for my canning abilities (and who doesn't?) until my husband pointed out a truth I had overlooked. If you are a prepper, or even a well rounded homesteader, you are a preserver by nature. You might have a pantry, closet or even cellar full… Continue reading The Forgotten Area of Prepping: Mason Jar Lids

Backpacking · Prepping · Recipes

Trail Eats: Fried Egg over Savory Rice

There is a simple lunch I sometimes have. To me it is beyond comfort food. A bed of savory rice, topped with a crispy fried egg, preferably with a bit of yolk still left, so it can mingle with the rice. It is quite easily made while hiking. Well…if you don’t mind doing a little… Continue reading Trail Eats: Fried Egg over Savory Rice